Provincial Grand Lodge Of Cornwall.

Tho Prov . G . Treasurer ( Bro . Taylor ) , on presenting his statement , said , notwithstanding tho liberal support they uave last year to tho Masonic Charities , their balance was £ 189 16 s , and he hoped the good example of maintaining their noble Charities wonld bo shown again thafc

'day . Hitherto , also , the publication of tho " Directory " had involved a loss ; this year , however , there was a surpeus of £ 2 on that head , and there was a great irnprovment in its publication , for which credit was duo ti > the editor .

Tho report of tho Cornwall Masonio Annuity and Benevolent Fund was also presented by tho Secretary . The receipts were : Donations and subscriptions , £ 203 Gs Gd , an increase of 10 s tid ; interest on investments , £ 185 ; balance in hand , £ 87 14 s ; total £ 476 . After paying tho

educational grants and annuities there was a balance of £ 306 remaining . Tho capital account showed £ 4 , 927 19 s 7 d invested , an increase of £ 205 5 s 7 d since the last meeting . There were now two male and threo female annuitants , each receiving £ 20 per annum . There

¦ were also two educational grants of §> 15 a year each , and two of £ 12 10 B , all of which terrain ate next year . Tho committee again complained that several Lodges neglected to send in their lists of subscribers nutil long after time .

From tho commencement of the fund va 1864 tho receipts had been £ 8 , 080 ; £ 1 , 539 had been paid to male annuitants , £ 373 to female annuitants , £ 70 had beon granted for relief , £ 830 in educational grants , £ 339 for expenses of management , leaving a total balance of £ 4 , 927 .

Bro . Gilbert Pearce presented the sixth annual report of tho Cornwall Masonic Charity Association . Tho amount paid to the Charities , 265 guineas , was appropriated as follows : — Benevolent Institution , 125 guineas ( Brother Major Ross Steward ); Girls ( Bro . F . W . Thomas

Steward ) , 35 guineas ; Boys ( Bro . G . B . Pearce Steward ) , 103 guineas . These sums were supplemented by P . G . Lodge and other contributions to the total of about £ 375 . His hearty thanks and the thanks of the Province were due to those brethren in tho several Lodges who had shown

snch a satisfactory result , and ho was sure it should excite no jealousy when he mentioned the names of two of tho most active and successful , Bros . Nettle , of Liskeard , and Duckett , of Millbrook . During tho first years of the Association work the western Lodges were tho largest

contributors . This might havo been owing partly to tho personal advocacy the officials used in Lodges whore thoy were known ; but it was not so now . The balance of zeal and liberality had gone over to tho eastern Lodges of tho Province .

Bro . C . Truscott , as manager of tho votes for fche great Masonic Charities , reported lhat the votes received from the Province were—Girls 728 , Boys 705 ; Benevolent 935 , total 2368 ; an increase of 48 ou tho previous year , bufc 115 below tho number held in the Province . Tbe report

proceeded to detail the use made of these votes , and their present requirements . This year the following brethren had undertaken Stewardships to the great Masonic Festival ? . To the R . M . Benevolent Institution—Bro . J . J . Ross , £ 19 5 s ; to the Institution for Boys—Bro . G . B . Pearce

£ 131 5 s . The total contributions fco the three Institutions for 1891 were : —Benevolent Institution , £ 15 , 880 ; Girls , £ 8 , 600 ; Boys , £ 29 , 400 ; grand total , £ 53 , 880 . In soliciting the services of Stewards for their Festivals of 1892 , it was with great pleasure ho announced that they had with

them that day the Secretary of tho Benevolent Institntion , Bro . J . Terry ; and the Secretary of the Boys' Institution , Bro . J . M . McLeod ; and ho ( Bro . Truscott ) tendered them thanks for the assistance and information they had given him .

Tho voting then took place for the Cornwall Masonic Annuity and Benevolent Fund , AU the recommendations of the Committee wore endorsed . Annuities of £ 10 were

voted to the case from Penryu , £ 20 to the case from Truro , £ 20 to tho case from Torpoint , £ 10 to the case from Chacewater , and £ 20 to the case from Fowey . Educational grants were voted as follows : — £ 15 for one year to

Bodmin applicant , £ 15 for two years to the Redruth applicant , £ 15 for thive years to tho Fowey applicant , £ 15 for live years to the Truro applicant , and £ 10 for four years to the Wadebridge applicant .

On the motion of Bro . W . Roe , seconded by Bro . Colonel Michell , Bro . W . T . Dwey , of St . G >! umb , formerly of Bodmin , WH " unanimously elected P . G . Treasurer , and Bros . T . Hicks and Uutloy , of St . Coluui ' o , wero elected Auditors .

Provincial Grand Lodge Of Cornwall.

On tho motion of Bro . W . J . Johns Prov . By-law No . 9 was altered so as to include tho Treasurers of the Cornwall Masonic Annuity and of tho Benevolent Fnnd Cornwall Masonic Charity Association in tho constitution of the Committee of Relief .

About hall-past twelve the brethren formed into procession , and , headed by tho Sfc . Austell Volunteer Band , under Mr . Jago , marched to the parish church . Tho weather was very unpropitions , aud tho procession was therefore not a particularly happy one . At the church

tlio service commenced with tho processional hymn , "Now thank we all our God . " Prayers were said by the Rev . J . Hammond , Vicar , aud tho Rev . A . P . Willway , Assistant Curate . Tho first lesson was read by Bro . the Rev . A . H .

Ferris , Vicar of Charlestown , and the second lesson by Bro . the Rev . E . Huxtable , Vicar of St . John ' s , Truro . The Rov . H . M . Petty P . G . Chaplain , preached a sermon from 1 Thess . v . 21— " Prove all things , hold fast that which is crood . "

lhe collection amounted to £ 9 1 / s 6 d , rather moro than for somo years past , and when tho Lodgo resumed tho brethren determined how it should be distributed . The P . G . M . said it was usual to vote one-fifth to the Vicar , two-fifths to tho Cornwall Masonic Annuity Fund , and

two-fifths to SQEQO local Charity . Sir Charles Sawle suggested that tho two-fifths should bo given to the East Cornwall Hospital at Bodmin ; bufc it was proposed and

seconded that it should bo given to the St . Austell town missionary for distribution among tho poor . Sir Charles Sawle thereupon withdrew his motion , and the latter proposition was agreed to .

Bro . Anderton proposed that they should make the following grants : —Fifty guineas to the Cornwall Annuity and Benevolent Fund , which , he said , gave far greater benefit to Cornish Masons than ever they received before ; fifty guineas to tho Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution

for Aged Freemasons and Widows of Freemasons ( he proposed a larger sum than usual to this Institution , because next year was its Jubilee , and they would get double votes ); twenty guineas to the Royal Masonic Institution for Boys ; and twenty guineas to tbe Royal Masonic Institution

for Girls . Bro . Truscott suggested that as they had 98 Widows' votes and only 58 votes for Aged Freemasons , they should take tho opportunity of dividing the fifty guineas to the Benevolent Institution so as to equalise the votes for Aged Freemasons anu Widows . Bro . Anderton ' s proposition was agreed to .

lhe Provincial Grand Master invested tho following as Officers for tho ensuing year : —

Sir Chas . C . B . Graves-Sawlo , Bart . D . P . G . M . Bernard Edyvean Senior Warden W . Guy Junior Warden Hov . H . M . Potty ' } n , , . i > .. „ r n J t Chaplains \ mio

WIJV , u . _ J W . T . Davoy Treasurer T . Chir « rwin Secretary O . II . Chilcott Registrar G . T . A . Stuff ) _ . ,, J . Sober j " Do : l (; u « a

v » . J . VVUUS 1 , . ,, W . Sowden j Jnmor Uea 0 OU 9 T . J . Smith Superintendent of Woi ku W . T . Hawking Director of Ceremouiua J . A . Btusoy Deputy Dir . cf Cers

Ci . It . Morkndge Assist . Dir . of Cers . W . , 1 . Terrill Sword Bearer 1 { - A ,, K * ct ! in J . T . Baker I otandaiu Bearers Kov . T . S . Kendall Organist W . If . I'opo Assist . Secretary

'J ' . C . Betty Pursuivant J . Langdon Assistant Pursuivant T . B . TrosizD II . Lander O . Ro . vo , K . Duu . otau r Awards

It . A . New-combo Jb ' . Truscott W . Real Tyler

Bro . tho Rev . R . F . Fraaur-Frizcll , ou behalf of tho Truro Lnd ^ f , gave a cordial invitation to the Grand Lodgo fco race * , afc Truro next yrar .

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1 ) 110 . JAMKS STKVL'NS P . M . P . ' / . is prepared to outer into . 8 J iirrfiii ^ e-nciiU with Ik' .: ..... tan . un ! Provincial r . oik'C-. ( howovcr distant ) f- r tho Deliver ; ,- of his f -oct ; in : s on ' ,-. f . TV . l'in . 1 ¦ ¦<¦ : ' . { Cerjnviuial of tin ; Symbolic Decrees in freemasonry ( w ., li ^ urs ., , „ respect of which most favourable criticism 1 MS l . ccri ptil . _ is . _ cvi i . y the Masonic and Local Journals . " . Brother S-cvons must ho hoard within tho lour walls of our respective LodRO Hooms , for Micro only can his most useful work Uo understood and appreciated , " —Adress , iu lirst instance , t 0 the tare of tlio Editor of this paper .